Ashish Ranjan
Former West Indies captain Carlos Brathwaite reflected on his team’s setback in the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifiers in Zimbabwe. The West Indies were eliminated from the upcoming ODI World Cup after losing to Scotland by seven wickets in the Super Six match. Notably, they had previously been defeated by the host nation, Zimbabwe, and the Netherlands.
Shai Hope and company are winless after three Super Six matches in the current tournament. In addition, they were expelled from the October championship because they were unable to surpass Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe, who have six points after three games.
Brathwaite recalled West Indies’ recent performances in the limited overs format and stated that they did not qualify for the Super 12 stage of the 2022 ICC T20 World Cup. The 34-year-old added that Windies had previously encountered difficulties with white-ball cricket.
“It took a long time to arrive. Clearly, another format, T20, did not qualify (for the Super 12 stage) last year. In the past, there have been issues in white-ball cricket. Brathwaite was quoted on the International Cricket Council (ICC) website as saying, “I believe this is the lowest you can go.”
WI have not performed consistently well in one-day internationals against the leading nations for perhaps a decade: Bishop
According to legendary pacer Ian Bishop, the West Indies have not played consistently strong cricket in the 50-over format against the top nations for at least a decade. The 55-year-old continued by stating that he is aware that the Caribbean nation has engaged in considerable self-reflection.
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We have not played consistently well against the best nations in one-day international cricket for perhaps a decade. I am aware that there has been some introspection occurring in the Caribbean. Bishop told ESPNCricinfo, “This indicates that we are at the eleventh hour, and we need all hands on deck to get the representation back to where it needs to be.”
